BACKGROUND The widespread use of explosives by modern insurgents and terrorists has increased the potential frequency of blast exposure in soldiers and civilians. This growing threat highlights the importance of understanding and evaluating blast injury risk and the increase of injury risk from exposure to repeated blast effects. METHODS Data from more than 3,250 large animal experiments were...

Groin injury is among the most common cited injuries in the sports of ice hockey, soccer, Australian Rules football, calisthenics and cricket. There are very few prospective studies examining risk factors for groin strain injury in sport. There is support for an association of previous injury and greater abductor to adductor strength ratios as well as sport specificity of training and pre-seaso...

PURPOSE To evaluate associations between baseline structural and functional ocular characteristics and the risk of developing posttraumatic glaucoma after penetrating ocular injury. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. METHODS Data from the United States Eye Injury Registry (USEIR) were obtained from a total of 3,627 patients who experienced penetrating ocular injury. The risk of posttraumatic ...

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the incidence of skin injuries, risk and clinical characteristics critically ill patients. Method: a retrospective cohort study performed in intensive care center with sample 125 patients whose outcome was injury. Results: overall injury 28% (n=35), 36.3% (n=8) being dermatitis associated urinary fecal incontinence, 19.2% (n=24) pressure injury, 7.2% (n=9) tears, ...